In the public eye: Swedish schoolinspection and local newspapers: exploring the audit–media relationship

Rönnberg, Linda,1977-Umeå universitet,Statsvetenskapliga institutionen,Statsvetenskapliga institutionen, Umeå universitet (författare)

In the public eye : Swedish schoolinspection and local newspapers: exploring the audit–media relationship

This paper focuses on the dual dependencies apparent at the intersection of the media society and the audit society by empirically exploring and discussing the relationship between Swedish local newspaper coverage and school inspection activities. The research questions pertain to the Inspectorate’s media strategy, how inspection is represented and conveyed, the messages sent, and who gets to speak. Literature on governance, and the role and function of the media in the wider audit society is applied theoretically. Four municipalities were selected to represent different demographical and economical structures and previous inspection experiences. The empirical material includes interviews with leading inspection officers and newspaper articles. The local newspapers portray the Inspectorate as a legitimate institution acting on behalf of and protecting the public, and even more so, the educational consumer. The current format used by the Inspectorate – a succinct reporting only on deviations – links with a favored format of the media, reinforcing the tight media–inspection relationship and leading to implications for education governance and policy

Lindgren, JoakimUmeå universitet,Pedagogiska institutionen,Pedagogiska institutionen, Umeå universitet(Swepub:umu)joli0003 (författare)
Segerholm, Christina,1956-Mittuniversitetet,Avdelningen för utbildningsvetenskap(Swepub:miun)chrseg (författare)
Umeå universitetStatsvetenskapliga institutionen (creator_code:org_t)

Ingår i:Journal of education policy: Taylor & Francis28:2, s. 178-1970268-09391464-5106

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